• Managed FP&A of a newly formed business. Developed templates to effectively report financial results. Provided strategic financial support resulting in 20% gross margin growth. • Worked with the Foundation of UNC’s School of Media and Journalism in preparing annual financial statements. Tracked and handled the accounting of over $10M in scholarships and student aid distributions. Produced detailed monthly expense reports for department heads. • Managed Finance, Accounting, and Credit and Collections of a $41M US subsidiary of a UK-based Corporation. Reduced raw material costs by 16%, and helped increase revenue by $500K. Reduced expenses through cost-cutting plans. Lowered expenses by 12% or $120K due to contract renegotiation. • Validated tax balance sheet accounts for various international clients; translated foreign financial statements into US dollars in accordance to FAS 52.

Managed the Financial Reporting and Operation areas of Comcast's Business Services Division for the Florida market. Responsible for providing accurate monthly forecasting and leading the annual budget process. Ensured optimum productivity through performance analysis and process improvements that favorably affected customer experience. Oversaw Business Class service delivery from sale to installation, resulting in an improvement in completion rate by 9 percentage points. Created monthly dashboard for upper management to accurately display customer net adds and other KPIs. Promoted on net sales to drive down capital expenses. Partnered with marketing to foster synergies within Comcast's spotlight group.

Consulted on financial, accounting, and operations assignments for a variety of organizations. Established financial reporting and created financial metrics tables, mapping reports within Business Warehouse SAP Systems. Optimized inventory, pricing and sales approach, with special emphasis on maximizing positive customer experiences. I improved the financial reporting process by automating monthly reports.

During my career at Hewlett-Packard (and the acquired Compaq Computer) held various positions in the financial reporting and operations areas, both as an individual contributor and as a manager supervising analysts. I began handling Latin American controllership functions including general and sales admin, treasury, credit and collections. Performed financial reporting of all business unit P&L activity by region, assuring legitimacy of revenue and costs. I was promoted into a Regional financial management role, at first managing HP's Medical and Analytical Groups, and then the Regional IT division of Latin America. Coordinated regional financial and accounting reporting data to upper management, consolidating for first time results of 8 distinct Latin American entities. Assisted in Brazil information technology consolidation implementation project, saving 32% in I.T. costs. As Business Operations Manager with Compaq Computer I helped discover new revenue streams and up-sell services creating a 53% increase in services sales growth. Reduced accounts receivable in Central America by 75%, and 45% in Caribbean. I also participated as a core management team member for group SAP implementation, facilitating overall financial reporting through elimination of several Legacy systems. Following the HP-Compaq merger became a Senior Finance and Operations Manager, leading finance, operations, and accounting for a Global Services division of HP, achieving largest revenue growth at 48% within region, and 2nd highest gross margin results at 55% growth. Achieved consistent forecast accuracy in both revenue and cost at 94-99%, and reduced warranty expenses 28% through developing a lower-cost labor reimbursement model.

• Managed operations, finance and accounting of global services for CSRG; responsible for budget and monthly forecasting, supervising order and contract administration, planning and managing inventories, and ensuring proper financial reporting and legal compliance. • Helped develop new revenue streams and services creating a 53% increase in services sales growth. Reduced accounts receivable in Central America by 75%, and Caribbean by 45%.

• Managed $20M budget successfully including cost of equipment, personnel, projects and third-party contractors in connection with I.T. needs for the Latin America Region.• Coordinated regional financial and accounting reporting data to upper management, consolidating for first time results of 8 distinct Latin American entities.• Assisted in Brazil I.T. consolidation project, resulting in 32% I.T. regional cost reduction.• Earned several promotions after successfully handling various Controllership functions.